The Creative Penn

JUNE 12, 2023

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. is the CEO of AuthorMedia.com , an award-winning professional speaker, nonfiction author, and host of the Novel Marketing Podcast and the Christian Publishing Show. Thomas Umstattd Jr.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 26, 2024

I really enjoyed this laid-back discussion around AI tools as part of the creative book cover design process with James Helps from Go On Write. How our human creative drive and connection is our real differentiator. James: I think the version of Xara I use now is from 2012. James: Yes, it was one of the Lotus Desktop Publishing.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I can’t think of any superpower that would be more useful for content marketers than to have a sneak preview of all the important developments, trends, technologies, and key disruptors that will impact our strategic and creative decisions over the next 12 months. It will reinforce quality and creativity in content more than ever.

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Grammarly

MAY 17, 2023

Business Marketing August 2012-May 2016 The Stern School of Business Marketing concentration. SKILLS Content Marketing B2B & B2C Brand Management Leadership Hubspot, HootSuite, Adobe Creative Suite, Notion, Slack AWARDS Best Research Award presented at AAF NSAC competition finals. EDUCATION New York University, New York, NY— B.S.,

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2018

During 2018, authors and publishers created some of the most helpful and sophisticated content marketing books. I speak from review experience, as I’ve been sharing the plusses and minuses of content marketing books since 2012. Here are some of the best options published in 2018 (and, in one case, the closing months of 2017).

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 8, 2018

When Facebook announced the latest changes to its news feed in January, its intention was clear: to reduce further the amount of content users see from brands and publishers, particularly what it deems low-quality “engagement bait.”. While Vans funded the project, the filmmakers retained creative license. Be creative.

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Neil Patel

JULY 23, 2021

Acquired by LinkedIn in 2012 , the company was later bought by the audiobook subscription platform Scribd. The first step in determining the kind of content you should publish in your SlideShare is to understand your customer pain points : What do your customers want to see from your brand? What kind of content do they enjoy?

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

How can we shift our mindset to thinking about a long-term creative career? This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. I did this recently, I looked at 2012. What can we do now that will make our future selves happy?

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Men With Pens

JULY 28, 2011

So when I received strong interest for my fourth book from traditional publishers and was told they’d put it out in spring of 2012…. I’m no newbie to publishing, having written three books already. I’m well aware that book publishers and the publishing industry at large are behind the times. The good news?

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The conversation delves into the challenges and benefits of creating a new edition versus updating an existing one, the impact of technology, including AI, on the writing and publishing industry, and the importance of storytelling in nonfiction. And now let's hear from Joanna Penn about the evolving author and second editions.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 29, 2017

It’s the act of creating and publishing useful content over time that creates business results. And I’ll begin to share my system for publishing high-quality content consistently. Creative “blindness” happens when you’ve been staring at the same project for too long. But it doesn’t have to be. See your content with fresh eyes.

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Moz

OCTOBER 23, 2018

I believe the best way to determine this is by taking a look at what journalists are publishing and mapping that over time. I’ve often used interactives, surveys, and photographic content, like most people producing story-driven creatives, so I focused on those as my formats for comparison. DM me for it.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 8, 2023

How can we make choices for our own creative business while respecting the decisions of others? Michael Anderle (LMBPN), Joanna Penn (The Creative Penn), and Dan Wood (DRaft2Digital) at London Book Fair, April 2023 Dan Wood is the COO of Draft2Digital , which helps authors self-publish alongside excellent support. Both: Hello.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 29, 2017

It’s the act of creating and publishing useful content over time that creates business results. And I’ll begin to share my system for publishing high-quality content consistently. Creative “blindness” happens when you’ve been staring at the same project for too long. But it doesn’t have to be. See your content with fresh eyes.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Every month, I record the Advanced Self Publishing Salon with Orna Ross for the Ask ALLi Podcast. She’s also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. Orna Ross launched the Alliance of Independent Authors at the London Book Fair in 2012. Well, it's usually every month!

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 21, 2018

Here’s how it could work: Pick 16 articles published in four of your primary categories. Be creative in what you want them to guess – make it interesting for them so they want to participate. In 2012, as Aaron Agius shares , the Dollar Shave Club founders spent $4,500 on a 90-second video and its related promotion. Externally.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 12, 2023

Stephen Marche talks about the creative process behind Death of an Author , 95% written by AI, out now from Pushkin Industries. How authors might approach co-creating with AI if they want to work with traditional publishers What remains the same despite advances in technology: “Creative AI is going to change everything.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 20, 2023

Joseph Nassise talks about his writing process, how he diversifies his business across different publishers, different products, and different technologies, as well as how he is embracing new options for his books. So first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. So welcome to the show, Joe.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In a 2011 study published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , experts found that our brains process “tangible” (i.e. And in a study published for Brain and Language in 2012, psychologists found that a certain part of our brain is “activated” when we read sensory words. sensory) words faster than other words.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

How can generative AI tools augment and amplify your creativity? I've been following the industry, more so on the music side than publishing, but also just always straddling that line and seeing what can I take from the music industry and bring it into publishing and vice versa. The creative appeal? You can find J.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 17, 2024

Founded by Evan Williams, one of the founders of Twitter, Medium launched in August 2012 to much fanfare, and it’s grown into a behemoth. If your post looks good in the editor, it’s going to look good when your post goes live after you click the “Ready to publish?” Medium: Best Platform for Simplicity First up is Medium.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 29, 2023

I use and recommend Sudowrite as part of my creative process. You can try Sudowrite through my affiliate link: www.TheCreativePenn.com/sudowrite Amit Gupta is a science fiction writer, entrepreneur, and founder of Sudowrite, an AI-powered creative writing tool. It's almost like a creativity booster. Amit: Thanks, Joanna.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

For instance, according to one report Paul points to, Coca-Cola is “ditching flesh and blood creatives in favor of software algorithms in an experiment to see whether AI bots have what it takes to beat their human masters.”. It was this type of automation that inspired Paul in 2012 to dig into the possibilities of AI for marketers.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

That means you want search engine spiders to find your new content as quickly as possible after you hit publish. Doing your best to publish valuable, interesting, and useful content and then doing everything you can to make sure that your potential customers see it. Where will it be published? Here’s an example.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

JUNE 20, 2023

It’s a terrific way to exercise some creativity and get a passive income stream going. It’s a US-based publishing site that launched in 2012 and has been going strong ever since. Meanwhile, if you prefer long-form content, self-publishing an ebook is easier than it’s ever been.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How can you reframe the direct author business model to take advantage of creative possibilities for different kinds of products and long-term marketing? But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. So I started my first creative business in 2004. Russell: Sure.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 10, 2013

And the blogosphere is a great place to get inspiration for setting and meeting those goals… Image courtesy Moyan_Brenn, licensed under Creative Commons. That time of year… Many of our favorite blogs have published posts that either look back on the last year, or look forward to this one. Read this post for a chuckle!

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In the intro, Self-publishing's ongoing evolution [ Publishers Weekly ]; Audiobooks on Spotify and how my listening behavior is changing [ FindawayVoices ]; Author ecosystems , and an overview on the Kickstart your book sales podcast. First of all, on that whole lifetime deal companies, all of that, this is the same with publishers.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. Then I began publishing chapters of it on a blog back in, I think, about 2011. Early in 2012, after I got my first Kindle and read about self-publishing in the writers magazines that I used to buy, I decided to take the plunge.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 13, 2017

In 2012, Barclays launched the mobile app Pingit , a mobile payment service that lets users transfer money easily through their mobile phones. First of all, they added value to the product by curating and including the works of key influencers in the creative industry. Available only for U.K. marketplace. and the U.K.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 24, 2017

From time to time, we all need to brush up on our creative problem solving skills and remind ourselves that it’s OK to be disruptive and take risks. Back in 2012 Domo presented research claiming WordPress users alone create 347 articles every minute. Getting published at notable outlets is a big deal for any marketer.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

I curated Bloggers To Watch column here on Problogger for four years and it is phenomenal how much has changed since I wrote my last post in 2012. Here are a few of my favourites: How Creatives Should Negotiate via Tim Ferris. I featured Alexis as one of the 20 Bloggers to Watch in 2012 describing her as a “publishing powerhouse.”

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 24, 2017

From time to time, we all need to brush up on our creative problem solving skills and remind ourselves that it’s OK to be disruptive and take risks. Back in 2012 Domo presented research claiming WordPress users alone create 347 articles every minute. Getting published at notable outlets is a big deal for any marketer.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

AUGUST 15, 2022

Medium is a unique publishing platform that enables content creators to share their work, and get paid. While you may not be able to rely on Medium to generate a full-time income, there are other benefits you can reap by publishing on the platform. Are you ready to publish on Medium? What is Medium? Image source. Image source.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

AUGUST 15, 2022

Medium is a unique publishing platform that enables content creators to share their work, and get paid. While you may not be able to rely on Medium to generate a full-time income, there are other benefits you can reap by publishing on the platform. Are you ready to publish on Medium? What is Medium? Image source. Image source.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

What Happened to Me in 2012 Penguin Updates. My site, WebHostingSecretRevealed.com, was hit badly during the Google Penguin update in 2012. Here’s an example: I published a guest post on Blogging Wizard in April two years ago. It was the fourth posts he published on his blog IWannaBeABlogger.cm

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

In this article, I am going to share a few strategies that work well for me – these are the mainly how I quadruple my site traffics ever since it got hit by Penguin in April 2012. Strategy #4: (Creative) Social Media Marketing. Key to success: Quality content, timing, headlines, creativity, connection with influencers.

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